3 Credit Hours, 3 Contact Hours per Week 

Electric arcs, arc extinction mechanism, transient recovery voltage. Circuit Breakers: operating mechanisms, construction and operation of Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB), Molded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB), Air Circuit Breaker (ACB), Air Blast Circuit Breaker (ABCB), Vacuum Circuit Breaker (VCB), Oil Circuit Breaker (OCB), Minimum Oil Circuit Breaker (MOCB) and Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) circuit breaker. High Rupturing Capacity (HRC) Fuse, Drop Out Fuse (DOF), Load Break Switches, Contactors. Bus bar layout, isolators, earthing switch; lightning arresters, CT, PT: wound type and CCVT (Capacitor Coupled Voltage Transformer), MOCT (Magneto Optical Current Transducer). 

Fundamental of protective relaying. Classical relays (electromagnetic attraction type, induction type); numerical relays. Inverse Definite Minimum Time (IDMT) relays, directional relays, differential and percentage differential relays, distance relays, pilot relays (wire pilot, carrier). 

Protection of generators, motors, transformers, transmission lines, HVDC system and feeders. 

1.5 Credit Hours, 3 Contact Hours per Week 

This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts learned in EEE 477. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE 477. 

3 Credit Hours, 3 Contact Hours per Week 

High voltage DC generation: rectifier circuits, ripple minimization, voltage multipliers, Van-deGraaf and electrostatic generators; applications. 

High voltage AC generation: Tesla coils, cascaded transformers and resonance transformers. Impulse voltage generation: Shapes, mathematical analysis, codes and standards, single and multistage impulse generators, tripping and control of impulse generators. 

Breakdown in gas, liquid and solid dielectric materials, applications of gas and solid dielectrics in transformer. Corona. 

High voltage measurements and testing: IEC and IEEE standards, sphere gap, electrostatic voltmeter, potential divider, Schering bridge, Megaohm meter, HV current and voltage transducers: contact and noncontact. 

Over-voltage phenomenon and insulation coordination. Lightning and switching surges, basic insulation level (EV, EHV and UHV systems), surge diverters and arresters. 

1.5 Credit Hours, 3 Contact Hours per Week 

This course consists of two parts. In the first part, students will perform experiments to verify practically the theories and concepts learned in EEE 483. In the second part, students will design simple systems using the principles learned in EEE 483. 

3 Credit Hours, 3 Contact Hours per Week 

Basic concepts: nuclear energy, atoms and nuclei, radioactivity, nuclear processes, fission, fusion. Nuclear systems: particle accelerator, isotope separators, neutron chain reaction, reactor types, power generation. Layout of nuclear power plant (NPP). Nuclear power plant reactors : pressurized water reactor, boiling water reactor, CANDU reactor, gas cooled reactor, liquid metal cooled reactor, breeder reactor. Auxiliaries, instrumentation and control. Grid interconnection issues: effects of frequency and voltage changes on NPP operation. Advanced and next generation nuclear plants; very high temperature reactors. Biological effects, reactor safety and security; Three Mile island case; Chernobyl case; Fukushima case. Fuel cycle; radioactive waste disposal. 

3 Credit Hours, 3 Contact Hours per Week 

Smart grid: two way communication; distributed energy resources (DERs) - DG (distributed generation) and ES (energy storage); high power density batteries, EV (electric vehicles) and PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles); smart sensors, meters and appliances at demand side. Data communication channels; protocols; TCP/IP; IEEE 802 series wireless LANs: bluetooth, Zigbee, WiMax; wired LANs- Ethernet, PSTN, PLC (Power Line Carrier); cyber security. Smart meters and AMI (advanced metering infrastructure): construction; standards for information exchange- Modbus, DNP3 and IEC61850; interfacing with HAN, NAN, WAN. Power electronic interfaces between grid and DERs. Demand side integration (DSI): DSM; real time pricing; ancillary markets; DR (demand response) for load shaping, frequency and voltage control, energy efficiency. Microgrids, self healing and restoration. 

1.5 Credit Hours, 3 Contact Hours per Week 

Familiarization with CAD tools for building services design. Introduction to building regulations, codes and standards: BNBC, NFPA etc. Terminology and definitions: fuses, circuit breakers, distribution boxes, cables, bus-bars and conduits. Familiarization with symbols and legends used for electrical services design. Classification of wiring. Design for illumination and lighting: lux, lumen, choice of luminaries for various applications- domestic building, office building and industry. Wattage rating of common electrical equipment. 

Designing electrical distribution system for low and high rise domestic, office and academic buildings, for multipurpose buildings. Size selection of conductors and breakers, bus-bar trunking (BBT) system for various applications. Single line diagram (SLD) of a typical 11kV/0.415kV, 500kVA sub-station and a 200kVA pole-mounted transformer. 

Earthing requirements, various earthing methods. Earthing and lightning protection system design. 

Familiarization with indoor and underground telephone and fiber optic cables, UTP and CAT5/6 data cables. Designing routing layout and installation of intercom, PABX, telephone, public address (PA) systems, cable TV distribution, LAN and wireless data systems for a building. 

Safety regulations, design of security systems including CCTV, burglar alarm. 

Concept of fire prevention and its importance. Fire detection (smoke, heat etc.) and alarm system (with voice evacuation), firefighting system (sprinkler system, hose). 

Installation of air-conditioning, heating, lifts and elevators.